International trade grabbed headlines this week with Monday’s announcement that twelve governments have reached agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership. While it should be of no surprise to see the news celebrated in the editorial pages of the Wall Street Journal or the Council of Foreign Relations blog, it is unfortunate even libertarian organizations are praising the agreement.

Of course, this is not the first time alleged defenders of lassiez-faire have endorsed intergo

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U.S.-led forces bomb Kobani Smoke rises above Kobani in northern Syria, as U.S.-led forces continue air strikes against Islamic State fighters in the besieged town. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)
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What’s Behind Microsoft’s $8.5 Billion Takeover of Skype? Rumors that Facebook or Cisco would buy Skype were proven wrong on Tuesday when Microsoft struck an $8.5 billion deal to acquire the online voice and video chat service. Most analysts welcomed the takeover as a shrewd move on the grounds that it positions Microsoft in a commanding position in the emerging markets of video content and online telephony. Still, considering that Skype's previous acquisition by eBay ended in a $1.4 billion write-down, questions remain. Will there be a good cultural fAuthor(s): Knowledge@Wharton

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"This is My Blue Canoe" song This video sings a song titled "This Is My Blue Canoe". Pictures are shown as song is played. Some of the lyrics are "This is my canoe, my canoe is blue. My big blue canoe. My canoe goes up, my canoe goes down..Who is that in my blue canoe-a purple alligator, a green bumblebee, a polka dot turtle, and a pink ladybug. This cute song would be a great teaching resource for rhyming words, general music class, and for fun (3:08).Author(s): No creator set

In this course I look at a number of different programming and design styles associated with distributed system development. The course first examines message passing and the role of protocols – both fixed and adaptive protocols. Two styles of message passing are also examined: synchronous and asynchronous message passing. The next part of the course introduces distributed object technology. Event-based development relies on listener objects listening to events which are propagated along a

When I reflect on my experiences of child-support, I attribute the properties of mess, complex, or hard-to-understand to the situation. So, are mess, complex, and hard-to-understand the same thing? If they are, why is the course called Managing Complexity, rather than, say, Managing Messes? A glib answer is you might not have been attracted to it because of the everyday meaning of mess. Yet another answer is that complexity is a rich term whose everyday meanings have been further enriched by

With the release of Blade Runner 2049, we explore the future of artificial intelligence and whether it could teach us how the human mind works. The Economist's Oliver Morton and Jan Piotrowski debate with host Tim Cross.

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Learning to teach This course, which comprises four study units, is aimed at people who are considering training to be teachers, student teachers, newly qualified teachers and those who support teacher education and professional development. It explores how teachers learn to teach. It examines some key theories about how teachers learn, and explores in detail how student teachers can be supported effectively by mentors and tutors. It examines the role of critical reflection in teacher education, and provides an iAuthor(s): Creator not set

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Thomas F. DeFrantz: Combining Art and Technology DeFrantz and his students are exploring new art forms that combine dance with computer science, computational design, filmmaking and other perspectives.
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Olivia and Max and Channel Island Seabird Restoration Olivia, a park ranger, and Max, an island fox, are hosts on this adventure to the Channel Islands. Once at the islands, you will learn about two very important seabird restoration projects that NOAA's Montrose Settlements Restoration Program is currently working on to help the seabirds that nest on the islands. (02:50)